Six Broncos headed to the west side to compete

RITZVILLE — As six Broncos get ready to hop on the bus for Tacoma, Coach Jason Hilzer said he’s proud of his team and is looking forward to seeing the brackets that indicate who his folks will be paired up with. “It’s been going pretty good. (We’ve been doing) drills, live wrestling and just kind of getting ready to look at the brackets and who they potentially would have to go against,” Hilzer said.

MLP: Picking on pronouns

Mrs. Language Person, that maniacally obsessed word nerd, has been known to make mistakes; but, thanks to beloved Mrs. Rhineheimer of ninth grade English class, never, never with pronouns. In fact, when she hears, "Me and him are going…" or "It was fun for her and I," your MLP gets that spine-shattering feeling like the screech of nails on a chalkboard (not that chalkboards exist anymore, sniff sniff).

Community invited to local worship services

Local churches are helping their congregations worship in a variety of ways.

AP PHOTOS: Virus redefines respecting personal space

ROME (AP) — Social distancing could qualify as an oxymoron in Italy, where walking arm-in-arm with friends, kissing neighbors in greeting and patting the heads of babies are part of the demonstrative culture.

Northwest Hunt Fest coming to Coeur d’Alene

Aims to foster education, conservation, and ethical hunting

The hunt fest is committed to the future of hunting, placing special emphasis on youth archery and young hunter programs

The Latest: Pence: U.S. outbreak on similar path to Italy

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Lincoln County Sheriff's Blotter

Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m. — A caller reported a two vehicle accident non injury Highway 2 and Saverite West.

NICA gains state approval for 2025 opening

American Classical Schools of Idaho gained state approval in mid-December to open its third Idaho school in the span of six years. North Idaho Classical Academy will be located near Bonners Ferry and is scheduled to open in August 2025. The other two schools are Treasure Valley Classical Academy in Fruitland and Idaho Novus Classical Academy in Eagle.

Alabama starts cutting unemployment for those refusing work

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — As Alabama continues to fight through the coronavirus pandemic, the state is now dealing with workers who are refusing to return to their jobs.

Vehicle mix-up was just a misunderstanding

There may have been a misunderstanding when a vehicle repair shop employee reportedly took a man’s vehicle from a parking lot on Idaho Street for a test drive, which the vehicle owner reported stolen to Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The employee said they had a customer drop off a similar vehicle for maintenance work and that the customer’s keys unlocked and started the man’s vehicle.

Mussel Walk: Students learn to defend Flathead from AIS

Students from St. Ignatius High and Two Eagle River School in Pablo learned about the scourge of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) during a recent Mussel Walk – one of three scheduled this spring along the shores of Flathead Lake.

State updates emergency rules for ag worker housing

The Washington Department of Labor & Industries and the state Department of Health on Friday updated emergency rules intended to protect laborers living in temporary farmworker housing from the coronavirus, L&I announced.

YOUTH SPORTS: Jensen, deLeeuw lead Sandpoint Sharks at IES Short Course Championships

“We are at the pool from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Racing during these long days is physically draining and mentally exhausting as well.”

Vehicle mix-up was just a misunderstanding

There may have been a misunderstanding when a vehicle repair shop employee reportedly took a man’s vehicle from a parking lot on Idaho Street for a test drive, which the vehicle owner reported stolen to Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. The employee said they had a customer drop off a similar vehicle for maintenance work and that the customer’s keys unlocked and started the man’s vehicle.

Unrest devastates a city's landmark street of diversity

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Along the miles-long Minneapolis street where more than a century of migrants have found their American footholds -- Germans, Swedes, Vietnamese, Somalis, Mexicans -- a new history can be traced.

Legal Aid Lawyer in Town

Legal Aid visit planned: A lawyer from the Coeur d’Alene office of Idaho Legal Aid Services will visit Bonners Ferry on Monday, Jan. 28, to meet with low-income Boundary County residents who have legal problems or questions — if there are four or more community members signed up.

AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story

WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden two weeks before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raised more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of an email at the center of the story.

Orchestra to celebrate 50th anniversary, holiday concert

The Bonners Ferry Community Orchestra, directed by Glenda Novinger, will perform a free holiday concert on Sunday, December 10, at 3 p.m. in Becker Auditorium at the Bonners Ferry High School.

Idaho launches new campaign finance system

The new system is called Sunshine.

Report: Outdoor recreation added $2.2B to Montana economy in 2020

While Montana’s outdoor recreation economy wasn’t spared the pandemic-spurred losses that swept the globe in 2020, it remained a cornerstone of the state’s economy, according to a report released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Outdoor recreation accounted for 4.3% of Montana’s GDP last year — a higher percentage than any other state.